Community Profile - Herndon
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Fairfax County's newest tourist attraction, the Steven F. Udvar-HazyCenter of the National Air and Space Museum, in Chantilly next to Dulles International Airport. It has welcomed more than 3 million people from all over the world!
Fairfax County's historical attractions include Woodlawn Plantation
and the Frank Lloyd Wright Pope-Leighey House, Sully Plantation, Colvin Run Mill, Mount Vernon (the home of George Washington) and Claude Moore Colonial Farm.
Cultural attractions such as Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, George Mason University Center for the Arts, the Industrial Strength Theater in Herndon and the Reston Center Stage offer a broad range of popular attractions and performances.
Overview
The Wall Street Journal has called Herndon, Virginia, one of the top three "boom towns" in the United States, they were referring to its remarkable growth during the past decade. And although the statistics are impressive, the Town of Herndon is proudest of the story that numbers alone could never convey.
Herndon, the third largest town in Virginia, is rich in character and tradition. More than 100 years of attentive local planning has fostered an environment that allowed for extraordinary growth without sacrificing a strong sense of community. Today's healthy balance of commercial, residential, and recreational components has made Herndon one of the largest mixed-use developments in Northern Virginia.
Government
Town of Herndon Government,
777 Lynn Street,
P.O. Box 427, Herndon, VA 20172.
www.herndon-va.gov
Manager: Art Anselene, 703-435-6800.
Downtown Herndon Municipal Building, Fortnightly Library, Town Green.
As an incorporated town within Fairfax County, Herndon is governed by an elected Mayor and a six-member Town Council who make appointments to planning, zoning, and architectural review boards; adopt Town policy and ordinances; establish tax rates; and approve the Town budget and capitol improvement program. A Town manager oversees the budget, the Town departments, personnel, daily operations and the municipal golf course.
The Town of Herndon boasts a full range of services designed to meet the needs of the business issues are resolved in a personal, streamlined fashion.
Transportation
Schools
- Herndon High School
- Herndon Middle
- Aldrin Elementary
- Armstrong Elementary
- Clearview Elementary
- Dranesville Elementary
- Herndon Elementary
- Hutchison Elementary
- Armstrong Center
- Herndon Center
Demographics
DRANESVILLE DISTRICT REAL ESTATE - Incorporating the Town of Herndon and the areas of Great Falls and McLean
2004 Existing Housing Units by Type
| Single Family | 29,748 |
| Townhouse | 4,866 |
| Multifamily | 4,592 |
| Total Units | 39,206 |
2004 Estimated Median Market Value of Owned Housing
| Single Family | $570,678 |
| Townhouse | $254,903 |
| Condominium Apartment | $175,566 |
| Average (All Units) | $518,754 |
2004 Average Rental Housing Complex Rent $1,253
2004 Nonresidential Structure Gross Floor by General Activity
| Industrial Gross Floor Area | 1,704,203 |
| Office Gross Floor Area | 10,781,876 |
| Rental Gross Floor Area | 3,437,378 |
| Instituional Gross Floor Area | 4,379,035 |
| Total Gross Floor Area | 20,302,492 |
Places of Worship
The following offers a short list of area churches. Other churches or temples of similar denomination can be referenced by calling one of those listed below:
- Baptist - First Baptist Church, 681 Elden St., Herndon. 703-437-3620.
- Bible - Chantilly Bible Church, 2739 West Ox Rd., Herndon. 703-689-3330.
- Brethren - Dranesville Church of the Brethren, 11500 Leeesburg Pike, Herndon. 703-430-7872.
- Catholic - St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 750 Peachtree St., Herndon. 703-437-3737.
- Episcopal - St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon. 703-437-3790.
- Jewish - Congregation Beth Emeth (Conservative), 12523 Lawyers Rd., Herndon. 703-860-4515.
- Lutheran - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Rd., Herndon. 703-437-1883.
- Methodist - Floris United Methodist Church, 2730 Centreville Rd., Herndon. 703-793-0026.
- Methodist - The Community of Faith United Methodist Church, 13224 Franklin Farm Road Herndon, VA 20171
- Methodist - Herndon United Methodist Church, 701 Bennett Street, Herndon. (703) 471-0627
- Presbyterian - Trinity Presbyterian Church, 651 Dranesville Rd., Herndon. 703-437-5500.
- Quakers - Religious Society of Friends, 660 Spring St., Herndon. 703-736-0592.
Healthcare
The nearest hospital is in the next town - Reston Hospital (703) 689-9000
Herndon Free Clinic
Herndon FREE Clinic serves underprivileged Herndon children at designated dates at the Herndon Middle School Clinic on Locust Street. Any businesses or individuals who would like to assist the free clinic with donations of time, money or supplies should contact them at the Herndon Free Clinic, P. O. Box 5143, Herndon, VA. 20172-5143.
Newspapers
Community Links
- Town of Herndon government
- HCTV Channel 23
- Council for the Arts of Herndon
- Herndon Dulles Visitor's Center
- Affordable retirement Living - Herndon Harbor House
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Community Profiles
Herndon
- Overview
- Government
- Transportation
- Schools
- Demographics
- Places of Worship
- Healthcare
- Newspapers
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